Masculine

Dynamo

Meaning

Concepts

power generator

direct-current generator

dynamoelectric machine

Synonyms

Dynamomaschine

Lichtmaschine

Gleichstromerzeuger

Stromerzeuger

Stromgenerator

Translations

dinamo

δυναμό

γεννήτρια

dinamo

machine dynamoélectrique

génératrice de courant continu

دِينامو

Pronounced as (IPA)
/dyˈnaːmo/
Etymology

After English dynamo, from dynamo-electric machine, itself from German dynamoelektrische Maschine, coined by Werner von Siemens, based on Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis, “power”).

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